- March 17th, 2026
The United Kingdom is reportedly refusing to authorize the United States to use two critical bases — Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and RAF Fairford — for a possible sustained bombing campaign against Iran, according to a report by...
In the thick fog of Cold War tensions, the United States Air Force (USAF) was under relentless pressure to stay ahead of evolving Soviet defenses. The survival of its manned bomber fleet—and, by extension, the credibility of U.S. nuclear deterrence—depended...
In an age of fifth-generation fighters, stealth drones, and hypersonic weapons, the continued relevance of a 1950s-era bomber seems improbable—almost absurd. Yet the U.S. Air Force’s B-52 Stratofortress is not only surviving, it is being reborn. The B-52J, the most...
The U.S. Air Force is seeking industry input on potential alternatives for the B-52 Radar Modernization Program (RMP), despite maintaining that its current plan to integrate a new Raytheon active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar remains unchanged. The move comes...